Fear Is The Mind Killer
Frank Herbert knew—fear obliterates rational thought. In pandemic times, watching fear become policy reveals how [...]
Jack Dorsey Steps Down As Twitter CEO – Bitcoin Rumors Step Up
Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO, handing control to Parag Agrawal while Bitcoin rumors [...]
Movie Review: The Wheel Of Time
Movie review of The Wheel Of Time. I must be the last person on Earth [...]
The Limitations Of DAOs
DAOs promise decentralized utopia but deliver human politics with extra steps. Why blockchain can't code [...]
Countries Versus DAOs
DAOs are positioned to replace countries—low entry barriers, instant governance, unlimited wealth scaling, and location [...]
Missed Opportunities
Serendipity is rare but missed opportunities are common. The secret isn't crying over them—it's breathing [...]
Don’t Shop On An Empty Stomach
Empty stomachs make bad shopping decisions. The same principle applies to life choices made from [...]
Too Much Is Just As Bad As Too Little
And by "too much", I'm referring precisely to money. Too much money is just as [...]
Monday Moving Forward – Start The Day With A Casual Conversation
Transform Monday mornings with one simple ritual—a casual conversation that sets the tone for the [...]
A Beautifully Crafted Plan
Perfect plans are beautiful traps. Sometimes the messiest execution beats the most elegant strategy that [...]
What You Get Is What You Choose
You might be familiar with the acronym WYSIWYG. It comes from "what you see is [...]
Open Connect – The International Edition
After 250+ events and 4 years of silence, restarting Open Connect revealed a truth—we need [...]
A Good Habit Is An Invisible Habit
After 8 years of morning yoga, I forgot when I started. The best habits disappear [...]
“Don’t Do Anything” versus “Don’t Do Anything Stupid”
Two investment philosophies separated by one word. The difference between passive wisdom and active restraint [...]
Trusting The Process
Project hiccups test your resolve. Three practices anchor you through chaos—observation without judgment, patience with [...]
Humans As Investment
A VC paid $1.7 million for 5% of a creator's earnings for 30 years. Modern [...]
Selling Skills Versus Delegating Capital
Although it may sound cryptic, the words above are the key to one of the [...]
Generative NFTs
I know the title is a bit cryptic (pun intended, as it relates to a [...]
Encapsulated Emotions
30 years ago, I was a student, living in one of the campuses in post-communist [...]
The Tourist Bias – Revised
Discover how to achieve location independence and remote work. Location independence is not a luxury [...]
Breaking The Veil Of Illusions
We live in an algorithmic world. For those of you not aware, or under 30, [...]
The Anatomy Of A U-Turn
You drive on a normal day, on a normal road, at a normal speed. Suddenly, [...]
Monday Moving Forward – Let It Be
Since today is a Monday, I thought about writing a short post from the Monday [...]
Short Form Versus Long Form Content
The haiku versus the epic. Or Twitter versus Medium, if you like. A few witty [...]
Autumn Season
There's something about autumn that I like a lot. I'm not enjoying it, but I [...]
Live Events
After months of digital isolation, attending live conferences again revealed what we lost. Human energy [...]
Breathe In, Breathe Out
The most underrated life hack costs nothing. Conscious breathing without attachment clears your mind and [...]
365 Days Writing Challenge – Checkpoint Ten
Ten months into publishing daily. The discipline matters more than the output—showing up builds the [...]
Ok, Done, What Next?
You reached your goal. Now what? The gap between achievement and the next move is [...]
Making Your Bed In The Morning
Making my bed every morning isn't about tidiness—it's setting an anchor. When the bed is [...]